The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style - Softcover

Garner, Bryan A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425175987 ISBN 13: 9780425175989

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group, 2000

Synopsis

Covers common grammar issues, vocabulary usage, and style while offering more than two thousand quotations demonstrating usage.

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Review

"Excellent. Garner extends the reach of the prescriptive Fowler and the descriptive Merriam-Webster."--William Safire, The New York Times
"The most succinct and sensible advice on American usage to come down the pike in a long while."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Although Garner's manual is full and learned, his entries are quick and get to the point, easy to understand and nicely cross-referenced. He is also fun to read. A number of good books on usage have come out over the years, but Ive been unable to say of any of them, 'This is the one'--until
now."--Austin American-Statesman (Texas)
"More consistently entertaining and approachable than the more formal Merriam Webster and New Fowler's."--The Baltimore Sun
"A superlative book."--Arizona Republic
"Excellent. Garner extends the reach of the prescriptive Fowler and the descriptive Merriam-Webster."--William Safire, The New York Times
"The most succinct and sensible advice on American usage to come down the pike in a long while."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Although Garner's manual is full and learned, his entries are quick and get to the point, easy to understand and nicely cross-referenced. He is also fun to read. A number of good books on usage have come out over the years, but Ive been unable to say of any of them, 'This is the one'--until
now."--Austin American-Statesman (Texas)
"More consistently entertaining and approachable than the more formal Merriam Webster and New Fowler's."--The Baltimore Sun
"A superlative book."--Arizona Republic
"Excellent. Garner extends the reach of the prescriptive Fowler and the descriptive Merriam-Webster."--William Safire, The New York Times
"The most succinct and sensible advice on American usage to come down the pike in a long while."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Although Garner's manual is full and learned, his entries are quick and get to the point, easy to understand and nicely cross-referenced. He is also fun to read. A number of good books on usage have come out over the years, but Ive been unable to say of any of them, 'This is the one'--until now."--Austin American-Statesman (Texas)
"More consistently entertaining and approachable than the more formal Merriam Webster and New Fowler's."--The Baltimore Sun
"A superlative book."--Arizona Republic
"Excellent. Garner extends the reach of the prescriptive Fowler and the descriptive Merriam-Webster."--William Safire, The New York Times

"The most succinct and sensible advice on American usage to come down the pike in a long while."--The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Although Garner's manual is full and learned, his entries are quick and get to the point, easy to understand and nicely cross-referenced. He is also fun to read. A number of good books on usage have come out over the years, but Ive been unable to say of any of them, 'This is the one'--until now."--Austin American-Statesman (Texas)

"More consistently entertaining and approachable than the more formal Merriam Webster and New Fowler's."--The Baltimore Sun

"A superlative book."--Arizona Republic

"Excellent. Garner extends the reach of the prescriptive Fowler and the descriptive Merriam-Webster."--William Safire, The New York Times

"The most succinct and sensible advice on American usage to come down the pike in a long while."--The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Although Garner's manual is full and learned, his entries are quick and get to the point, easy to understand and nicely cross-referenced. He is also fun to read. A number of good books on usage have come out over the years, but Ive been unable to say of any of them, 'This is the one'--until now."--Austin American-Statesman (Texas)

"More consistently entertaining and approachable than the more formal Merriam Webster and New Fowler's."--The Baltimore Sun

"A superlative book."--Arizona Republic

About the Author

Bryan A. Garner, a noted lawyer and lexicographer, has written extensively on the English language and the language of law. His earlier books include A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, The Elements of Legal Style, and The Winning Brief. He is Editor-in-Chief of Black's Law Dictionary and President of LawProse, Inc., a Dallas-based company that provides continuing-legal-education seminars to lawyers nationwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425175987
• ISBN 13: 9780425175989
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback